Union Officials and Miners, Finleyville, Pa.

Identifier:

004174

Title:

Union Officials and Miners, Finleyville, Pa.

Date:

1981/03/26

Description:

'United Mine Workers President Sam Church, right, greets miners at the Consol. Coal Co.'s Mathies Mine in Washington County at the 4p.m. shift change Thursday. Church is making seven state, five day tour of mines to promote the tentative contract that is to be voted on by the rank and file this coming Tuesday. Coal miners will go on strike as of 12:01 a.m. Friday in keeping of a long standing tradition of no contract, no work. (AP Laserphoto) (SEE AP WIRESTORY) (gjp51830stf-puskar)1981 Slug Words: PA MINERS.'

Subjects:

Coal Mines and Mining--Strikes., Coal miners--Labor unions--Pennsylvania--Finleyville.

Personal Names:

Church, Sam.

Corporate Names:

Consolidation Coal Company. Mathies Mine., United Mine Workers of America.

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView